Strengthening Citizenship Education in Europe

by name voted on 06.04.2022

Summary

This report analyzes the implementation of citizenship education in the EU, highlighting a gap between policy and practice. It recommends a new European strategy to strengthen democratic engagement.

9 06.04.2022

Other

education

social policy

european union

public administration

Key points

The report identifies a major gap between the political commitment to citizenship education and its actual implementation in schools.
There is an urgent need for a common definition of citizenship education and a unified European strategy.
Current educational efforts often focus too heavily on national identity, neglecting the importance of European and global perspectives.
Teacher training needs significant improvement, including the potential creation of a 'Euro Teacher' label and specialized academies.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

23 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Alex AGIUS SALIBA

Alex AGIUS SALIBA

S&D

1:57 min

16. Implementation of citizenship education actions (debate)

Roberts ZĪLE

ECR

0:09 min

16. Implementation of citizenship education actions (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the implementation of citizenship education actions Implementation of citizenship education actions

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